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Dickens wins runoff election, will become Atlanta’s 61st mayor

Atlanta Mayor elect Andre Dickens gives his victory address at his election night watch party on Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021, at the Gathering Spot in Atlanta. “Curtis Compton / Curtis.Compton@ajc.com”`

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Stephen Parlato of Boulder, Colorado, holds a sign that reads "Hands Off Roe!!!" outside of the Supreme Court in Washington on Tuesday, as activists begin to arrive ahead of arguments on abortion. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

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Henry Laxson was a field training officer with the Clayton County Police Department's tactical unit. He was killed while responding to a shooting in a Rex neighborhood Tuesday night. (Credit: Clayton County Police Department)

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Atlanta mayoral runoff candidate Andre Dickens celebrates with supporters just before the close of polls Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021, in Atlanta. Dickens, a city council member, won the runoff, riding a surge of support that powered him past the council’s current president, Felicia Moore, after finishing second to her in November. (AP Photo/Ben Gray)

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November 2, 2021 Atlanta: C.J. Andrews (right) checks in voters at Park Tavern located at 500 10th Street NE in Atlanta on Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021. Normally, a wide-open vote for Atlanta mayor would take center stage in the metro area on Election Day. But low early turnout, a high number of undecided voters, and major competition for attention from Game Six of the World Series could scramble the outcome. Voting began Tuesday morning in elections for Atlanta mayor and city leaders across Georgia as voters hoped for short lines and no problems. Election Day will be closely watched in Fulton County, which covers most of the city of Atlanta. (John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com)

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FILE - In this Sept. 25, 2021, file photo Senate candidate Herschel Walker speaks during former President Donald Trump's Save America rally in Perry, Ga. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on Wednesday, Oct. 27, endorsed Herschel Walker’s Republican primary bid for a Senate seat in Georgia. (AP Photo/Ben Gray, File)

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Lauren Groh-Wargo, CEO of Fair Fight, shown speaking to the press outside the Richard B. Russell Federal Building in Atlanta in November 2018, said that when the group's lawsuit goes to trial in February, it will provide an opportunity for “the voices of Georgia voters that were silenced by an unconstitutional and racially discriminatory system" to be heard. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

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November 2, 2021 Atlanta: Voters surge the machine first thing in the morning at Park Tavern located at 500 10th Street NE in Atlanta on Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021. Normally, a wide-open vote for Atlanta mayor would take center stage in the metro area on Election Day. But low early turnout, a high number of undecided voters, and major competition for attention from Game Six of the World Series could scramble the outcome. Voting began Tuesday morning in elections for Atlanta mayor and city leaders across Georgia as voters hoped for short lines and no problems. Election Day will be closely watched in Fulton County, which covers most of the city of Atlanta. (John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com)

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Atlanta mayoral candidate Andre Dickens campaigns across from Park Tavern as voters cast their ballots in the city of Atlanta runoff election Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021. Ben Gray for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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